Legal Opinion
Lambert v. Executive Director of Judicial Nominating Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 11, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue is whether a questionnaire completed by an applicant for judicial appointment and submitted to the Governor through the Judicial Nominating Council (JNC) is a public record under G. L. c. 4, § 7. Under our Constitution, the Governor has the exclusive power to nominate and appoint “all judicial officers.” Part n, c. 2, § 1, art. 9, of the Massachusetts Constitution.1
On April 19, 1995, the plaintiff, Ann Lambert, asked the executive director of the JNC for copies of its internal procedures as well as a copy of the completed “Personal Data Questionnaire” of one candidate for judicial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- New Bedford Standard-Times Publishing Co. v. Clerk of the Third District CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Babets v. Secretary of Human ServicesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Shapp v. ButeraCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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